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September 16, 2008

A couple years ago, I made a quilt for my friend in Wyoming - I designed it and made it from my stash - and I gave it to him last year for Christmas, after hanging it in the store and selling patterns first! Without telling me, he entered it in the Yellowstone Quilt Fair in Cody, WY this past week-end. I didn't even want to begin to hope it would win anything, but, on the other hand, if it didn't, would he think it was a crummy quilt? It won first prize in the large quilt division and judge's choice! And I got two checks! Had I known money was involved, I would've sent 10 or 20 entries. Next year.

As noted on our website, we're starting a new program! I'm doing this because, as a shop owner, I am supposed to come up with ideas for getting customers into the store on a regular basis, not just when they think of us, have a free hour, need fabric, etc. So I tweaked a program I used years ago, found a book I loved, chose two color ways, and started sewing. I actually did the sewing while I was in Wyoming waiting to see if I'd won a ribbon. Here's what I came up with as a first block:

Here's the program: I'm calling it FABULOUS FIRST FRIDAY. Sign up by buying the book we'll use - it's $28.95 + tax and choosing which colorway you want. Then, come to the store any time on the First Friday (or First Saturday) of each month, beginning in November (7th and 8th) to pick up your free kit for that month's block. And, we'll be open until 7:00 pm those Fridays. That's it. I'll include a little cheat sheet each month, pointing out which block from the book we'll be doing and things to watch out for while constructing it. Samples are at the store...come sign-up!

One more thing:

Birthday Sale October 3 & 4!!

I'll post details as the time gets closer, but you know I do good sales!